A Bengaluru techie’s highly customised food order has sparked laughter on social media after it resulted in a meal that looked nothing like a regular rice bowl. The man, identified as Zahle Khan, shared the post on X, showing how his unusual instructions turned a “Peri Peri Potato Rice Bowl (Mini)” into a bowl filled almost entirely with fried peri peri potatoes.
Khan had ordered the dish via Zomato from California Burrito in Bengaluru. However, instead of going with the standard version of the bowl, he removed almost every ingredient from the order.
No rice, no toppings, just potatoes
The customised order showed that Khan selected “No Rice” and also removed black beans, pinto beans, grilled onion, capsicum, corn salsa, sour cream, tomato and onion salsa, roasted tomatillo salsa, and red chilli tomatillo salsa.
As a result, the final dish was reduced to just one main ingredient. The image shared by him showed a black bowl filled with fried peri peri potato chunks, making the order look more like a snack bowl than a burrito style rice bowl.
{{/usCountry}}As a result, the final dish was reduced to just one main ingredient. The image shared by him showed a black bowl filled with fried peri peri potato chunks, making the order look more like a snack bowl than a burrito style rice bowl.
{{/usCountry}}Sharing the post on X, Khan wrote, “Shoutout to @Cali_Burrito and their very concerned chef for making this happen. I'm the guy who places order for -1 diet coke.”
Take a look here at the post:
Internet reacts to unusual food order
The post soon drew several funny reactions from social media users, many of whom joked about the level of customisation. One user wrote, “This looks like jeera aloo without the jeera,” while another called it “peak Bengaluru.”
A third user wondered whether the same trick could be used with another dish and asked, “Will this work for their Chicken Rice bowl?” Another reacted to Khan’s unusual approach by writing, “Lol you are genius.” Someone else simply said, “This is hilarious.”
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Several users also joked that the order reflected the city’s love for experiments, customisation, and food delivery hacks. One comment read, “Only in Bengaluru can someone turn a rice bowl into a potato bowl.”
HT.com has reached out to the user for his comments, and the copy will be updated once his response is received.
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